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NBC Radio Network
San Francisco Announcers

Some of the popular announcers heard on the NBC Pacific Coast Network during the 1920s and ’30s:

Bill Andrews

Cecil Underwood

Jack Keough

Ben Walker

Bill Andrews and Cecil Underwood were announcers for a wide variety of programs. Jack Keough was a popular early sports announcer, although he was also heard on other programs. “Jolly Ben” Walker was the host of the popular mid-day program, “Women’s Magazine of the Air.”